This weekend, kicking off as early as 7:30am for some (and 10am for the rest of us), Seattle Center shall spilleth over with installations, exhibits, performances, and food trucks - all assembled to celebrate the much-anticipated 50th Anniversary of Seattle's 1962 World's Fair (you may have heard of it).

More than a chance to gawk at strange 1960s kitcsh, according to Next Fifty executive director Tracy Robinson, the anniversary is an opportunity to take a break from our cranky debates over our city's mistakes and simply "celebrate what Seattle has done right."

And let it not be denied that Seattle has done some things right.

I'm not totally clear on how rides and ephemera behind plexiglass accomplishes that...however: I am a big fan of several of the site-specific art pieces that have been installed around Seattle Center, where most of them will live until October, when the 50th anniversary wraps up (the original World's Fair ran from April 21 to October 21, 1962...get it?).

Once you've gotten your fill of the nostalgic and educational exhibits (full schedule here), grab a printed map of the art installations (presumably available at Center House / The Armory), and walk yourself around to....

...find out how artist Adam Frank tracks Seattle's consumption of power, in real-time, in this beautiful light display projected in the Center House....